Baby walker



1960 J. R. LABUSKY ETAL 2,956,616

BABY WALKER Filed Jan. 2, 1959 M J J VE m N N 2 m .m mvv m Km a Q u 85 A1 @M N NA mm x United States Patent BABY WALKER John R. Labnsky and JoanM. Labusky, both of 504 S. 44th St., Yakima, Wash.

Filed Jan. 2, 1959, Ser. No. 784,527

3 Claims. (Cl. 15522) This invention relates to exercising devices, andmore particularly to a device to assist a baby learning to walk and toenable an adult to stand erect when exercising a baby in walking.

A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved babywalking and balancing device for teaching a baby to walk and forproviding a means for assisting a baby in walking, the device beingsimple in construction, being compact in size, and enabling an adult towalk erect while using the device to assist a baby in walking.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved exercisingdevice for use in assisting a baby in learning to walk, the device beingrelatively inexpensive to fabricate, being durable in construction,being light in weight, and providing a means whereby an adult assistinga baby to walk may stand upright rather than stooping over, thus easingthe strain on the adult and encouraging and assisting the baby inwalking by providing a reliable means located at the proper height whichthe baby may grasp during this period and which enables the baby tomaintain proper balance while exercising in this manner.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentfrom the following description and claims, and from the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view showing an exercising device according tothe present invention being used in assisting a baby to walk.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the exercising deviceillustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical cross sectional view taken on the line3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a horizontal cross sectional view taken on the line 4-4 ofFigure 2.

Referring to the drawings, the baby walking device is designatedgenerally at 11 and comprises a generally rectangular flat rigid body ofany suitable material, such as plywood, or the like, said body beingformed with a relatively large notch 12 opening at its bottom edge andthus defining the respective depending arms 13, 13 at its oppositesides. The notch 12 may be of any suitable shape, for example, may be ofthe shape illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, whereby the side edges of thenotch, shown at 15, 15 are downwardly convergent, whereby the arms 13,13 flare downwardly in width. The top portion of the notch may be of anysuitable shape, for example, may comprise the upwardly and inwardlyinclined straight edge portions 16, 16. The notch is suitablydimensioned so that it is of ample size to receive the upper portion ofthe babys body.

The side arms 13, 13 are formed adjacent and parallel to their bottomedges 17 with horizontal slots 18, said slots being located adjacent toand parallel to said bottom edges 17, as is clearly shown in Figure 2,whereby to define gripping handles 19, 19 at the bottom ends of the arms13, 13. The device 11 is further formed adjacent its top corners withthe additional horizontal slots 21, 21, said slots being locatedadjacent and parallel to the top 2,956,616 Patented Oct. 18, 1960 edge22 of the device, thus defining gripping handles 23, 23 adjacent the topcorners of the device. The device is further formed adjacent its topcorners with vertical slots 24, 24, said slots being located parallel toand adjacent the side edges 25, 25 of the device, thus defining verticalgripping handles 26, 26 at the top portions of the respective sides ofthe device.

In using the device an adult may grasp either the upper gripping handles23, 23 or the vertical gripping handles 26, 26, holding the device overthe childs body in the manner illustrated in Figure 1, whereby the childmay grip the respective gripping handles 19, 19, the upper portion ofthe childs body being received in the notch 12. Thus, the adult mayaccompany the child while the child is learning to walk and support thechild, while at the same time being able to walk erect and not beingrequired to stoop. This minimizes the physical strain on the adult,enabling the adult to walk in a comfortable manner and at the same time,encourages and assists the baby in walking by providing a means wherebythe baby may balance itself and walk in a natural position. Also, sincethe device acts as a spacing means, separating the baby from the adult,it gives the baby a feeling of independence in that the baby is notdirectly supported by an adult while exercising.

While a specific embodiment of an improved baby walking device has beendisclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood thatvarious modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur tothose skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitationsbe placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of theappended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A baby walking device comprising a flat body formed of a single pieceof rigid sheet material and formed with a relatively large notch openingat the bottorn end of said body to accommodate a babys head and theupper portion of the babys body and defining depending arms at oppositesides of said notch, said arms being formed with respective slotsadjacent and parallel to their bottom ends to define gripping handles,and handle means at the top margin of said body.

2. A baby walking device comprising a fiat body formed of a single pieceof rigid sheet material and formed with a relatively large notch openingat the bottom end of said body to accommodate a babys head and the upperportion of the babys body, and defining depending arms at opposite sidesof said notch, said arms being formed with respective slots adjacent andparallel to their bottom ends to define gripping handles and withadditional spaced slots adjacent and parallel to the top edge of thebody to define additional gripping handles.

3. A baby walking device comprising a generally rectangular flat bodyformed of a single piece of rigid sheet material and formed with arelatively large notch opening at its bottom edge to accommodate a babyshead and the upper portion of the babys body, and defining dependingarms at the opposite sides of said notch, said arms being formed withrespective slots adjacent and parallel to their bottom ends to definegripping handles and with additional spaced slots adjacent and parallelto the top edge of the body and adjacent and parallel to the upperportions of the side edges of said body to define respective additionalgripping handles at the top margin of the body and at the side marginsof the body.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,332,461 Bowden Mar. 2, 1920 2,545,009 Spiteri Mar. 13, 1951 2,785,503Schaefer Mar. 19, 1957

